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The annual potential of solar energy far exceeds the world's energy consumption, but the goal of using the sun to provide a significant fraction of...

Credit: UNIST Membrane proteins make up approximately a quarter of all gene products and are the targets of over 50% of all modern pharmaceutical drugs....

Credit: UCF: Bernard Wilchusky A chemistry professor in Florida has just found a way to trigger the process of photosynthesis in a synthetic material, turning...

Kidney dysfunction is a frequent complication affecting more than 50 percent of all cancer patients, and is directly linked to poor survival. Despite the high...

ANN ARBOR -- Women who have episiotomies after childbirth reported having poorer body image and less satisfying sex lives than women who tear and heal...

Credit: DGIST DGIST's research team has found a candidate substance which can prevent and cure Parkinson's disease. By using this substance, the team also has...

Credit: Copyright AANS. Used with permission. A team of computer engineers and neurosurgeons, with an assist from Hollywood special effects experts, reports successful early tests...

Credit: Juha Lahnakoski The brain works most efficiently when it can focus on a single task for a longer period of time. Previous research shows...

Credit: Donal Finegan (UCL, NASA and NREL) How lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries behave under short-circuit conditions can now be examined using a new approach developed by...

Generation and photochemical utilization of light are two of the most significant fundamental aspects of technological developments that will shape society, politics, science and the...

Credit: Photo by Erin Pettit A research team led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Colorado College has solved a century-old mystery involving a...

In rare disease research, it is particularly challenging to find enough patients to conduct rigorous clinical studies. Patients are spread far and wide and are...

Credit: IBS Everything we experience is made of light and matter. And the interaction between the two can bring about fascinating effects. For example, it...

BEER-SHEVA, Israel...April 25, 2017 - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have found that babies born from mothers who underwent fertility treatments are at...

Marine circulation and weather conditions greatly affect microplastic aggregation and movement. Microplastics, which are particles measuring less than 5 mm, are of increasing concern. They...